Ermine White Pigments

[Sam Buschell III]

Has anyone mixed their own Ermine White Gelcoat?
What Pigments did you use to match the original weathered gelcoat? Black, Yellow, Etc...
Thank you,
Sam

[SailingUphill]

I just ordered from Minicraft of FL. They were able to figure out the pre-mix color that VERY closely matched Hull 68 for me. They ask make model and year of S2 and have the colors necessary to mix and send you a batch.

Super nice folks to work with and price was reasonable.

[reidmefirst]

+1 for Minicraft/McKote. Had their smallest batch (1 pint) of gelcoat made up so I could fix a couple of chips on the deck. It was way more than I needed but that's okay. Color-match was fantastic. I was surprised since I figured 35+ years of UV exposure would make the white a bit different. I can't really tell when I touched up though.

[cklamp]

I was surprised since I figured 35+ years of UV exposure would make the white a bit different.

Definitely has on 278... Where i've removed cup holders and other items is quite a few more shades of brown than the whitish I thought it was;)

Later
C

[Stef]

If you have them add wax, it sands a lot better. They say it doesn't last as long. But I stored in refrigerator. A year later, still good. Two years, not so good, but i got it to work, then threw the balance away.

[Sam Buschell III]

Thank you for the feedback.
I was concerned about the cost and the six month advertised shelf life with the small area I need to repair.
I would like to try to do my own color matching, but don't know which pigments to start with.
Sam

[Sam Buschell III]

Just a quick follow up.
I got pretty close with just black, yellow, and brown pigments.